Leadership StylesLeadership Styles

Mrs. StowersMrs. Stowers

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Leadership—What We’ll Leadership—What We’ll DiscussDiscuss

Definition of LeadershipDefinition of Leadership3 Styles of Leadership3 Styles of LeadershipManagers versus LeadersManagers versus LeadersLeadership GoalsLeadership GoalsSummarySummary

What is a Leader?What is a Leader?

A Leader is someone in authority to A Leader is someone in authority to lead others to accomplish a goal(s). lead others to accomplish a goal(s). A leader needs to be able to A leader needs to be able to motivate others to accomplish a motivate others to accomplish a goal(s) while at the same time goal(s) while at the same time encourage others to work toward encourage others to work toward their own professional goals.their own professional goals.

3 Styles of Leadership3 Styles of Leadership

AutocraticAutocratic Authoritarian Authoritarian Tells employees/students Tells employees/students

what they want done and what they want done and how to do it (without how to do it (without getting the advice from getting the advice from others).others).

Works well if you don’t Works well if you don’t have much time to have much time to accomplish goals or if accomplish goals or if employees are well employees are well motivated.motivated.

Generally, this style is not Generally, this style is not a good way to get the a good way to get the best performance from a best performance from a team.team.

Leadership Styles Con’t.Leadership Styles Con’t. DemocraticDemocratic

Participative styleParticipative style The leader involves one or The leader involves one or

more employees/students in more employees/students in the decision making process the decision making process (to determine what to do and (to determine what to do and how to do it).how to do it).

Leader maintains the final Leader maintains the final decision making authority.decision making authority.

Allows everyone to be part of Allows everyone to be part of a team—everyone feels that a team—everyone feels that they have participated and they have participated and contributed.contributed.

Encourages participation, Encourages participation, delegates wisely, values delegates wisely, values group discussion.group discussion.

Motivates by empowering Motivates by empowering members to direct themselves members to direct themselves and guides w/a loose reign.and guides w/a loose reign.

Negative—everything is a Negative—everything is a matter of group discussion matter of group discussion and decision—doesn’t really and decision—doesn’t really lead.lead.

Leadership Styles Con’tLeadership Styles Con’t DelegativeDelegative

Free Reign (lais ser faire)Free Reign (lais ser faire) Leader allows Leader allows

employees/students to employees/students to make the decisions. make the decisions.

Leader is still responsible Leader is still responsible for the decisions.for the decisions.

Employees/students Employees/students analyze the situation and analyze the situation and determine what needs to determine what needs to be done and how to do it. be done and how to do it. Leader sets priorities and Leader sets priorities and delegates.delegates.

Leader has little control. Leader has little control. Team has little direction or Team has little direction or motivation.motivation.

Managers vs. LeadersManagers vs. Leaders ““Managers are people who do Managers are people who do

things right, while leaders are things right, while leaders are

people who do the right people who do the right thing.”thing.”

Warren BennisWarren Bennis

Leadership GoalsLeadership Goals

Leadership style is the manner and approach of providing Leadership style is the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people.direction, implementing plans, and motivating people.

Leaders vary their styles. A leader is not strictly one or Leaders vary their styles. A leader is not strictly one or another style. Most leaders use all three styles; one style, another style. Most leaders use all three styles; one style, however, becomes the dominate one.however, becomes the dominate one.

Positive Leaders use rewards (independence, education) to Positive Leaders use rewards (independence, education) to motivate employees.motivate employees.

Negative Leaders use penalties with employees. These Negative Leaders use penalties with employees. These leaders act domineering and superior w/people. Negative leaders act domineering and superior w/people. Negative penalties include: days off without pay, reprimanding in penalties include: days off without pay, reprimanding in front of others, assigning unpleasant job tasks. front of others, assigning unpleasant job tasks.

SummarySummary

3 Leadership Styles:3 Leadership Styles:AutocraticAutocraticDemocratic (Participative)Democratic (Participative)Delegative (Lais ser faire)Delegative (Lais ser faire)Leader’s goals are to motivate others to Leader’s goals are to motivate others to

accomplish work/class tasks and to feel accomplish work/class tasks and to feel that they are contributing to their own that they are contributing to their own professionalism.professionalism.